Application Cycle One: 2009
Undergraduate college: UCLA
Undergraduate Area of study: Engineering/Technology
Institution: East Coast Ivy League
Area of Study: Engineering/Technology
Degree Obtained: MS
Total MCAT SCORE: 514
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 129,
CARS 127 Detailed Breakdown
Overall GPA: 3.50
Science GPA: 3.30
Summary of Application Experience
I ended up completing 28 secondary applications. I added FIU, UofA, U of Iowa and SLU kind of last minute cuz i figured I have the time (got laid off from my job at the end of july, just as i was receiving a flood of secondaries - what perfect timing!!) I know my numbers aren\'t super great, but I have already have 3 interview invites, so I think things are looking good so far :) I always told myself that if i could have at least 3 interviews, then i can probably get in somewhere since i think i interview well. now i just need one acceptance! :D UC Davis said they wouldn\'t accept my graduate research as a substitute for their lab requirement :( so i\'m taking a 1-unit physics class at CSUF right now.... physics is my worst science subject. and e&m is my worst class in the physics sequence :( oh well....
Applied, Rejected
University of California, San Diego
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 01/24/2010
Summary of Experience:
no secondary invite
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University of Texas, Galveston
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 02/16/2010
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Mayo Medical School
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/20/2009
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 08/16/2009
Summary of Experience:
Oh well, wouldn't want to be in Minnesota anyways :)
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Vanderbilt University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/20/2009
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 09/15/2009
Summary of Experience:
at least they didn\'t make me do a secondary or ask for more money (mayo) before they rejected me.
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University of California, San Francisco
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/27/2009
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 10/04/2009
Summary of Experience:
No secondary invite. oh well...
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Applied, Withdrew
University of Miami
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
I didn\'t look at the numbers enuf when i submitted my primary. not enuf OOS interviews for me to bother.
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Rush Medical College
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/20/2009
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
Not enough OOS interviews
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/20/2009
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
Decided my GPA/MCAT was not good enough and MSSM is not a 'dream' school for me.
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Application Complete, Rejected
University of Iowa
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
Apparently got 3000 apps for 42 OOS positions this year, up from the 2500 OOS they apps they got last year. At least they were nice about it. Still love those midwest folks. :)
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Boston University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 09/20/2009
Summary of Experience:
Complete in mid Aug,
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Cornell University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 11/19/2009
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University of Arizona
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 09/15/2009
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
9/16/09 \"on hold for interview\" whatever that means...
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University of Southern California
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/20/2009
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
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Tulane University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/20/2009
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
bummed about this one. would have loved the opportunity to at least interview here. oh well :(
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Georgetown University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/20/2009
Secondary Completed: 08/18/2009
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 10/19/2009
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Attended Interview
University of California, Davis
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/20/2009
Secondary Completed: 08/04/2009
Interview Invite: 09/07/2009
Interview Attended: 10/15/2009
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
My first UC interview invite - yahoo!! excited :D
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University of California, Los Angeles
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/20/2009
Secondary Completed: 08/14/2009
Interview Invite: 09/08/2009
Interview Attended: 09/16/2009
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
So excited for UCLA!! omg!!!
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Attended Interview, Waitlisted
Florida International University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: Yes
Interview Attended: 09/24/2009
Waitlisted: 10/22/2009
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
got an interview invite less than 1 week after i submitted the secondary. my first interview - in miami to boot! totally excited!!!
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Accepted
Charles Drew University/UCLA
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/20/2009
Secondary Completed: 08/31/2009
Interview Invite: 09/28/2009
Interview Attended: 11/13/2009
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: 02/07/2010
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
My first acceptance! still can\'t believe it! pinch me - am i dreaming???
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